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JAMES M. OOPPERNOLL AND JOHN W. BRANDOW, J ORDANVTLLE,

NEW YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,748, dated April28, 1885.

Application filed March 5, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JAMES M. COPPER- NOLL and JOHN W. BRANDow, citizensof the United States, residing at J ordanville, in the county ofHerkimer and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in End-Gates, of which thefollowing is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an endgate support, and is also designed toserve as a means for securing the side rails of a wagon to the bottomthereof; and it has for its object to.

provide a combined device of the character mentioned, which shall besimple in its con struction, strong, and durable, one that may bereadily and easily applied to wagon or sleigh bodies in common use, andto provide a device which shall be cheap to manufacture.

A further object of the invention is to provide the side rails of awagon with brackets adapted to receive arms extending downwardly fromsupplemental side strips, which supplemental side strips are alsoprovided with guide cleats or wings to form a support for a supplementalend-gate when necessary.

With the above and other ends in view the invention consists in theimproved construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of one of theside-boards of a wagon, showing my improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2is a longitudinal vertical section. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of myimprovement, and Fig. 4 is an elevation showing the guide bracket forreceiving the arm of one of the sides.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the figures, A represents one of thesideboards of a wagon, upon the inner side of which, adjacent to therear end thereof, is secured a plate, B, having formed integraltherewith outwardly-extending wings or flanges O, which are arrangeda-sufflcient distance apart to receive the end of the end gate or board.The said plate is secured to the side-board by means of bolts a, whichpass through holes or openings formed in the plate B between the wingsor flanges C.

D represents a supplemental side strip, which is provided on its innerside with a plate, E, having outwardly-extending wings or flanges F ofthe same construction as those described.

The lower plate, B, is provided with an outwardly-extending extension,G, which projects over the upper edge of the side rail, and a recess,[2, is formed in the lower edge of the plate E and supplemental sidestrip, D, to receive the same. i

G represents an arm, which is secured to the outer side ofstrip, and itslower end is adapted to engage a bracket, 0, secured to the sideboard,as shown.

At the lower end of the plate B is formed integral therewith adownwardlyextending rod, (1, which is threaded at its lower end. Thesaid rod d is adapted to pass through a hole or opening in the side railof the bottom of the wagon or sleigh body, and to be held in place by anut, 6. By this arrangement the side-board at the rear end of the wagonis held firmly and securely in place. The said plates B andEare providedwith integral flanges E, which bear against the inner sides of the wagonat their rear ends and serve to brace and strengthen the same.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with'the side-board of a wagon and the supplementalsidestrip, of the plates B and E, each having outwardly extending wings,and a flange, E, the plate B having an integral rod threaded at itslower end and an outwardly-bent extension, G, on the lower plate to fita recess in the lower end of plate E, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES M OOPPERNOLL. JOHN W. BBANDOYV.

Witnesses:

WALTER E. OHAsE, IRA STARKWEATHER.

